Work-holder



E. M. PETERS.

WORK HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1918.

1 ,3 1 5 ,2 38 Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

WITNESSES: nv VEN TOR.

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EDWARD MATHIAS PETERS, 0F DHANIS, TEXAS.

WORK-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Application filed January 17, 1918. Serial No. 212,264.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD MATI-IIAS PETERS, a citizen of Austria,residin at DHanis, in the county of Medina and tate of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvments in Work-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in work holders and moreparticularly to bolt or rivet holders and its object is to providesimple practical means for securely holding a bolt, rivet or the likeagainst movement while it is being operated upon, that is filed,threaded or shortened. With the foregoing and other objects in view theinvention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter fully described, pointed out in the appended claim andillustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thespecification and in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improvedwork holder applied to a work bench.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 showing a rivet held thereby.

Fig. 3 is an end view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of a slightly modified form of holder baremployed.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

My improved device comprises a holder bar the body portion 1 of which isstraight and flat and is formed with a plurality of perforations 2 of avariety of shapes and sizes to receive the shanks and necks of bolts,rivets and the like to be operated upon. The body portion 1 shown inFig. 4 differs from that shown in the other figures only in the shapeand relative position of the perforations formed therein. The bodyportion 1 is formed with a short bent end 3 formed with a perforation 4and with a relatively long bent end 5 disposed parallel to the end 3 andformed with a relatively large perforation 6, the said end 5 beingitself formed with a bend 7 and then adapted to be secured by bolts 8 tothe work bench 9.

The bolt or rivet 10 under operation is introduced, shank first, throughthe perforation 2 that will snugly receive the neck portion 11 of thebolt. When the bolt or rivet is in the position shown in Fig. 2 thewedge bar 12 is introduced into the perforations 4, 5 of the bent ends3, 5 when it will contact with the r1vet head and hold the rivet firmlyagainst the action of gravity, one perforated portion ,of the body 1 ofthe holder bar preventing rotation or play of the bolt or rivet while itis being operated upon. When the operation upon the bolt or rivet iscompleted the wedge bar 12 is withdrawn and the rivet or bolt readilyremoved.

What is claimed is A work holder comprising a slotted and perforatedstrap bent to form at one end a slotted arm and at the other a longerslotted arm and a foot-piece, and a removable wedge inserted in theslots in said arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD MATI-IIAS PETERS.

Witnesses:

F. J. CARLE, R. A. CABLE.

t'lopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

